3.0.0 5927 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy14 Research Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-16T19:57:13Z hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-16T19:57:03Z hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-16T19:56:29Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:01:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-01T19:40:56Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:00:50Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-28T21:28:15Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:01:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:01:00Z 2006-08-16 hssy14 Research Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research. Committee 2006-08-16 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2006-08-16 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards. Committee 2006-08-01 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2006-07-28 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] Ben Cardin D MD 3 N Energy Administrative procedure Agricultural wastes Agriculture and Food Air conditioning Air pollution control Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Authorization Automobile parts Automobiles Bikeways Biomass energy Building construction Cellulose Coal Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Construction workers Cost effectiveness Department of Energy Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Education Electric appliances Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Electric utility rates Electric vehicles Elementary and secondary education Energy assistance for the poor Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy crops Energy efficiency Energy facilities Energy research Engineering Engineers Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Federal employees Federal office buildings Federally-guaranteed loans Fines (Penalties) Fossil fuels Fuel consumption Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government internships Government lending Government procurement Government vehicles Governmental investigations Green marketing Heating Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Hydroelectric power Income tax Infrastructure Investment tax credit Labeling Labor and Employment Laboratories Landfills Law Mass rapid transit Mathematics Methane Minimum wages Municipal solid waste Ocean energy resources Office buildings Oils and fats Pedestrians Propane Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse as fuel Research and development Research grants Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Scientific instruments and apparatus Scientists in government Secondary education Social Welfare Solar energy Standards Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Technological innovations Telecommuting Television Transportation and Public Works Transportation engineering Trucks Urban affairs Urban transportation Wages Water Resources Development Wind power Wood Energy 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-09-20T17:22:41Z American Energy Independence Act - Establishes the National Commission on Energy Independence to review U.S. energy policy.

Amends federal transportation law to provide: (1) phased increases in fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles; and (2) a national tire efficiency program for passenger cars and light trucks.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish Energy Star Program requirements, and an Energy Star rating program for solar water heating devices.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prescribe standards for household appliances in standby mode.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction; (2) extend the timeframe for placing into service production facilities for renewable electric energy; and (3) establish a tax credit for telecommuting.

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prescribe: (1) a federal renewable portfolio standard; and (2) special rules for net metering.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an investment tax credit for the construction of new electricity transmission lines to carry electricity from renewable energy resources.

Authorizes loan guarantees for biorefineries and renewable energy production facilities.

Directs the President to take measures to ensure decreased electricity consumption for federal nondefense related activities.

Requires design phases for future federal buildings to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard.

Prescribes guidelines governing the fuel economy of the federal fleet of vehicles.

Requires executive agency motor purchases to include high-efficiency vehicles, or hybrid electric vehicles.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for basic research at the Department of Energy (DOE).

Amends the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act to prescribe organization guidelines for mathematics, science, and engineering education programs.

Authorizes DOE research grants for early career scientists and engineers to pursue independent research.

Establishes: (1) the Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy; and (2) the Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Energy Technologies.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate transit-oriented development corridors in urbanized areas; and (2) award transit grants for transit facilities, bicycle transportation, and pedestrian walkways in a transit-oriented development corridor.

Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to increase and extend weatherization assistance.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grants program, low-interest loans, and loan guarantees for commercialization of new: (1) renewable energy technologies; (2) technologies for energy generation from fossil fuels that incorporate carbon sequestration; and (3) energy efficiency technologies.

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